- 2008 Currie Cup First Division
The
2008 AbsaCurrie Cup First Division season is contested from27 June through to10 October . The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition forprovincial rugby union teams inSouth Africa .Infobox Currie Cup
year = 2008
format = Currie Cup First Division
country = South Africa
imagesize = 185px
caption = Official logo
defending champions = SWD Eagles
count2007 = 2
champions = Griffons
count2008 = 1
total matches = 33
matches = 33
tries = 228
top point scorer =Clayton Durand (Platinum Leopards) 176 Points (0T, 43C, 29P, 1D)
top try scorer = 11Deon van Resburg (Platinum Leopards)History
* The Absa
Currie Cup First Division, as it is today known, is the ninth season of the competition.
* The competition was first contested in2000 when it was known as the Bankfin Cup and played alongside the Bankfin Currie Cup. It later became known as the Absa Cup and, from2004 , the AbsaCurrie Cup First Division.
* The first winners of the competition were the Vodacom Blue Bulls who, just two seasons later, would go on to win the AbsaCurrie Cup title three years in succession.
* Boland Kavaliers have won the title three times.
* Boland Kavaliers and the Platinum Leopards have met in the final three times –2001 ,2003 and2006 – with the Platinum Leopards winning all three matches.No of First Division titles
Promotion/Relegation
Round 1
rugbybox
date = tbc2008-10-18
home = Boland Kavaliers
score = tbc – tbc
away = Griffons
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stadium =Boland Stadium , Wellingtonrugbybox
date = tbc2008-10-18
home = Valke
score = tbc – tbc
away = Platinum Leopards
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stadium =Bosman Stadium ,Brakpan Round 2
rugbybox
date = tbc2008-10-24
home = Boland Kavaliers
score = tbc – tbc
away = Griffons
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stadium =Boland Stadium , Wellingtonrugbybox
date = tbc2008-10-24
home = Valke
score = tbc – tbc
away = Platinum Leopards
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stadium =Bosman Stadium ,Brakpan Promotion/Relegation Table
Disciplinary Records by Team
Top 5 Disciplinary Records by Player
References
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Currie Cup
*2008 Currie Cup Premier Division
* ABSAExternal links
* [http://www.saru.co.za/tournaments.asp?cat=sarugby/curriecupfirst&id=633 Latest First Division Results]
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